lacy`12
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Other
Hello!
I have a couple of questions. I've struggled with vaginal yeast infections on and off for the past ~2 years or so. (I have the impression I've been reducing symptoms, but never clearing out the underlying infection completely. I did all the normal things advised online (cotton underwear, changing after sweating, take probiotics etc. etc.), and have also used OTC meds, and courses of Fluconazole.
I'm currently traveling abroad, and went to the doctor due to a prolonged infection (I tried several OTC treatment meds, and none had resolved the issue). While at the clinic, the doctor found sugar in my urine. She has referred me to an endocrinologist after running some basic tests, but her preliminary diagnosis was Type 2, that she seemed to think I have maybe been managing some through exercise/lifestyle. Naturally, I'll follow up with the endo, and pursue further diagnostic testing there to confirm. She said that reoccurring yeast infections are often an indicator of diabetes (why my doctors at home never thought to test this after I was struggling with reoccurring infections for so long is beyond me...)
I've been testing blood sugar the last few days to try to get an understanding of my actual numbers/what foods might be causing problems.
A lot of my numbers seem pretty normal and okay, with the exception of how I process more intense carbs (pasta, mostly). My numbers aren't even *that* high, it seems...but they take a while to come back down?
My questions are these:
-Could a singular spike in blood sugar, or a prolonged "higher" blood sugar cause a yeast infection, or worsen it? Or does it take prolonged high numbers? (And, could sustained ~140 even be counted as a "high"? I realize on the scale of diabetes spikes, it is pretty low. But, also that it isn't necessarily normal to sustain a 140 for a few hours.
-Any thoughts on what could be going on in my system since my numbers are sometimes normal, except with carbs?
-How high does BS have to be before you'd have sugar in your urine?
A few more details:
-I'm a very active (professional athlete), 54 kg/120 lbs. BMI is less than 13. I tend to eat a fairly large amount of food for my size due to the amount that I train. I've been taking my BS a lot over the past few days to try to understand what could maybe be happening. (I'm big on data collection when things are uncertain!)
A day where I seem to process carbs slowly:
5/22, Fasting: 5.6, 100.8, ate 2 hardboiled eggs, cheerios w/ almond milk
5/22, Worked out for 3 hours, ate an apple with peanut butter @11AM
5/22, 1:30 PM, 5.3/95, Ate 1.5 cup pasta w/ pesto sauce and parmesan flakes, 1 bellpepper, drank unsweetened tea with a 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk. Ate a 1/4 of a chocolate bar (milk chocolate)
5/22: 4:30P, 7.9/142
5/22: 5:30P, 8/144
5/22: 6:30P, 6.6/118
5/22: 7:30PM, ate a serving of steak, 2 clementine oranges
5/22: 9:30PM, 7.3/131.4
5/22: 11PM, 5.4
A day where things seem pretty normal?:
5/23: 5.3/95.4 fasting, ate 2 hardboiled eggs, cheerios w/ almond milk
5/23: Worked out for three hours, ate 2 tbsp peanut butter and a 1/2 cup of pistachios as a snack @11AM
5/23: 1:30P: 6/108: ate 1/4 cup of steak bits, 1 bagel with cream cheese, 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, black tea (unsweetened) w/ unsweetened almond milk
5/23: 3:30: 6.7, 120.6
5/23: 4:30: 6.9, 124.2
5/23, 6PM: 6.1/109.8 (worked out/trained 5-8PM)
5/23: 9PM: 5.1/91.8
I don't expect diagnostic info or anything like that ---I have an endocrinologist appointment set up. But, I'd love any insight around the yeast/blood sugar issue!
I have a couple of questions. I've struggled with vaginal yeast infections on and off for the past ~2 years or so. (I have the impression I've been reducing symptoms, but never clearing out the underlying infection completely. I did all the normal things advised online (cotton underwear, changing after sweating, take probiotics etc. etc.), and have also used OTC meds, and courses of Fluconazole.
I'm currently traveling abroad, and went to the doctor due to a prolonged infection (I tried several OTC treatment meds, and none had resolved the issue). While at the clinic, the doctor found sugar in my urine. She has referred me to an endocrinologist after running some basic tests, but her preliminary diagnosis was Type 2, that she seemed to think I have maybe been managing some through exercise/lifestyle. Naturally, I'll follow up with the endo, and pursue further diagnostic testing there to confirm. She said that reoccurring yeast infections are often an indicator of diabetes (why my doctors at home never thought to test this after I was struggling with reoccurring infections for so long is beyond me...)
I've been testing blood sugar the last few days to try to get an understanding of my actual numbers/what foods might be causing problems.
A lot of my numbers seem pretty normal and okay, with the exception of how I process more intense carbs (pasta, mostly). My numbers aren't even *that* high, it seems...but they take a while to come back down?
My questions are these:
-Could a singular spike in blood sugar, or a prolonged "higher" blood sugar cause a yeast infection, or worsen it? Or does it take prolonged high numbers? (And, could sustained ~140 even be counted as a "high"? I realize on the scale of diabetes spikes, it is pretty low. But, also that it isn't necessarily normal to sustain a 140 for a few hours.
-Any thoughts on what could be going on in my system since my numbers are sometimes normal, except with carbs?
-How high does BS have to be before you'd have sugar in your urine?
A few more details:
-I'm a very active (professional athlete), 54 kg/120 lbs. BMI is less than 13. I tend to eat a fairly large amount of food for my size due to the amount that I train. I've been taking my BS a lot over the past few days to try to understand what could maybe be happening. (I'm big on data collection when things are uncertain!)
A day where I seem to process carbs slowly:
5/22, Fasting: 5.6, 100.8, ate 2 hardboiled eggs, cheerios w/ almond milk
5/22, Worked out for 3 hours, ate an apple with peanut butter @11AM
5/22, 1:30 PM, 5.3/95, Ate 1.5 cup pasta w/ pesto sauce and parmesan flakes, 1 bellpepper, drank unsweetened tea with a 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk. Ate a 1/4 of a chocolate bar (milk chocolate)
5/22: 4:30P, 7.9/142
5/22: 5:30P, 8/144
5/22: 6:30P, 6.6/118
5/22: 7:30PM, ate a serving of steak, 2 clementine oranges
5/22: 9:30PM, 7.3/131.4
5/22: 11PM, 5.4
A day where things seem pretty normal?:
5/23: 5.3/95.4 fasting, ate 2 hardboiled eggs, cheerios w/ almond milk
5/23: Worked out for three hours, ate 2 tbsp peanut butter and a 1/2 cup of pistachios as a snack @11AM
5/23: 1:30P: 6/108: ate 1/4 cup of steak bits, 1 bagel with cream cheese, 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, black tea (unsweetened) w/ unsweetened almond milk
5/23: 3:30: 6.7, 120.6
5/23: 4:30: 6.9, 124.2
5/23, 6PM: 6.1/109.8 (worked out/trained 5-8PM)
5/23: 9PM: 5.1/91.8
I don't expect diagnostic info or anything like that ---I have an endocrinologist appointment set up. But, I'd love any insight around the yeast/blood sugar issue!